We are executive search and leadership development specialists working to build a better future. As advisors and consultants to companies at the cutting edge of Health, Science, and Technology, we are united by our mission to build teams that change the world. Operating uniquely as one global team, we have honed our expertise, platform, and data for over two decades, working across three continents, and in 40 countries. Applying what we learn through our work with boards, leadership teams, and investors in the world’s most innovative companies, we bring together and develop the right people at the right time to propel them to achieve their worthwhile goals.
The Coulter Partners team is made up of 110 experts, working in 40 countries, holding 250,000 conversations with industry leaders each year. Together we channel data and learning to the benefit of our clients. We are a diverse group of experts with backgrounds ranging from science and technology, to the arts, finance, and more. Our reward system is designed to drive one-team behaviors and we work together seamlessly to combine industry experience and global insight with our passion for progress. Our team understands and is up to date with the challenges you face and the opportunities your business can maximize. This means we can find and develop exceptional individuals to drive you forward.
Our network is carefully curated and gives us access to leaders who can guide science, technology and innovation-driven companies through all stages of growth and evolution. Our executive search is an end-to-end process, underpinned by rigorous data and analytics from our dedicated Business Intelligence function and CP:Net™, our proprietary AI-driven candidate and company database. Our Board Advisory brings over two decades’ experience in building, advising and evolving boards for private and public companies. We understand what value a board can bring and how to evaluate its suitability for the stage of the business and the 3–5-year plan. We also provide leadership advisory at every step of the way. We have a network of mentors and advisors that bring the next level of insight to your organization, to build teams that change the world.
Executive search firm Coulter Partners has placed Dr. Sonia Quaratino as chief medical officer of Kymab Group, a human monoclonal antibody biopharmaceutical company. She will manage the clinical development of the organization’s expanding therapeutic antibody portfolio. Dr. Quaratino is an immunologist and joins Kymab from Novartis, where she served as global clinical program leader – transitional clinical oncology, responsible for
Executive search firm Coulter Partners has opened a new office in Zurich and tapped Phillipp Buis to serve as executive director. This strategic expansion at the firm enhances Coulter Partners’ presence in this key Swiss life sciences market, while also strengthening its German, Austrian, and international networks further. Mr. Buis joins the Swiss based team at Coulter Partners to
Executive search firm Coulter Partners has placed Dr. Giles Campion as chief medical officer (CMO) of Albumedix. Dr. Campion brings with him more than 25 years of experience in drug development from both large pharma and biotech companies having worked in senior development positions in the U.S. as well as Europe. Previously, he was senior vice president of research and development
Executive search firm Coulter Partners has recruited Dr. Alexander Scheer, Ph.D. as chief scientific officer of ERYTECH Pharma. The search was led by director Dr. Kay Wardle, working with managing partner Arnaldo De Lisio. “Coulter Partners was asked to recruit a successor to the founding CSO,” said Dr. Wardle. “This is a critical hire for the organization, requiring someone to
LONDON, UK., January 2020 – Coulter Partners was delighted to partner recently with Stilla Technologies, provider of pioneering digital PCR (dPCR) solutions for high-precision genetic analysis, to secure the appointment of Khaled Bahi as Chief Financial Officer. His appointment comes at a time of rapid growth for the company, with the recent opening of a U.S.
LONDON, U.K., April 2019 – Coulter Partners has partnered again with Pivot Bio, an agriculture technology company based in Silicon Valley, to secure the appointment of Christa Peren as Vice President of Finance. Christa Peren joined Pivot Bio as VP-Finance in February 2019, bringing more than 25 years of business finance experience to the role.
LONDON, U.K., February 2019 – Coulter Partners was delighted to partner with international veterinary care provider, AniCura, to secure the appointment of Carla Naumann as the new Country Manager in Germany, Austria & Switzerland (DACH). Carla has some 20 years’ experience of various managerial roles within the healthcare sector in Germany and abroad. The recruitment
LONDON, U.K., January 2019 – Coulter Partners was very pleased to partner once again with innovative drug enabling nanotechnology company, Nanoform to secure the appointment of Dr. Gonçalo Rebelo de Andrade as Chief of Business Operations. The newly created role will significantly strengthen Nanoform’s commercial organization and continue its rapid growth through international sales. The
LONDON, U.K., – Coulter Partners was delighted to partner with Zumutor Biologics, a leading Immuno-Oncology Company in the targeted NK cell therapeutics space, to secure the appointment of Ramon Valencia as Vice President, Corporate Development and Strategy. Ramon will help build on Zumutor’s key successes that include proprietary antibody discovery platforms and a compelling pipeline of
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